COMPANIES

• RCF wants to bid for HOCL stake
• HPCL to kick off crude hedging
• Aventis insulin, osteoporosis drug launch
• Opto Circuits, HLL tie up for thermometer business
• Kochi Refineries appoints French firm for upgradation
• Dr Reddy to step on R&D gas
• Johnson Wax to market HLL's cleaning products
• SAIL hikes prices again
• Voltas International bags Abu Dhabi contract
• Godrej Foods EGM to seek nod for buyback
• GE gets nod to take 100% stake in Bently
• Xechem International to set up Chennai facility
• Tata Engg hopes to double passenger car revenues
• Aventis Pharma hopes on higher turnover growth
• Tyre stocks gain speed on Tata Engg revival
• Silverline rises on order talk
• Wimco excels on the bourses
• Central Bank net up at Rs 163.3 crore

GENERAL

• Insurers clamp war-risk premium on foreign ships
• Im open to talks with Tatas on VSNL: Mahajan
• Uncle Sam to look over students' shoulders
• Air France cancels flight for two days
• No delay from our side on sell-off: DCA
• SMEs urged to take up ICAI-prescribed norms
• Violations by individual members: ICWAI
• New pvt banks outsmart NBFCs on truck financing
• Depositors rush to ATMs on GTB collapse talks
• SEZs can buy non-life covers overseas
• Central Bank net up 251% at Rs 163 crore
• Cuttack Bank seeks CBI probe into UTI Bank role in scam
• MFs shelving dividend plans
• UTI chief meets FM

CAPITAL MARKET

• Narrow movement on the bourses
• Sell Nifty 1040 put
• Profit-takings check market gains

PEOPLE

• Mustafa appointed HLL treasurer, M&A head